Below is a list of art activities Ms. Sabourin recommends to try out while we are away from the art room. Just one or two activities a week will help us keep those creative juices flowing and improve our making skills! Pick the ones you like! Have fun making art!
Grade 3-5 Art Resources and Tutorials:
Drawing:
1. 31 Awesome Drawing Prompts – easy and creative for K-5
2. How to Make a Simple Flip Book
3. How to Draw a 3D City on a Flat Paper – One Point Perspective for Beginners
4. How to Draw an Interior Space with One Point Perspective
5. How to Draw a Layered Landscape and Make it look like Stained Glass
6. Hot to Draw a Realistic Eye
7. How to Draw an Optical Illusion – Looks like a 3D hole in your paper!
8. How to Draw and Shade 3D Geometric Forms
9. How to Create a Mini Comic Book from One Sheet of Paper
10. Artist Trading Cards Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PNnD1XzDISzO4tjzDdvpvRTNwSI_icgOdMwOtVXsEcE/edit?usp=sharing
Folding and Creating with Paper or Cardboard:
1.How to Fold an Origami Ninja Star
2. Paper Strip Sculpture
3. Paper Bead Bracelets and Necklaces – can use a pencil to roll, glue OR tape, any thin string.
4. No Glue Cardboard Sculpture!
K-2 Art Resources and Tutorials:
Drawing:
1.31 Awesome Drawing Prompts – easy and creative for K-5
2. How to Turn the ABC’s into pictures – practice writing letter, then create picture!
Folding and Creating with Paper or Cardboard:
3. Paper Strip Sculpture
4. How to Cut Lines and Shapes K-2
Paper, Glue, and Paint Crafts (If you have supplies…can also be changed for what you do have!)
5. 40 Great Creative Kindergarten Activities
6. 40 Great 1st/2nd Grade Activities – Paper Wind Chimes, One Paper Sculptures, Yarn and Paper Weaving, Collage and Painting as well.
7. How to Create a Bean/Noodle/Bead Mosaic (Glue required, any kind)